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November 12, 2009, 10:14AM

Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to New York's Long Island, inundating streets and forcing some rescues of stranded drivers in hard-hit Virginia. The downpour is the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ida, as the storm's remnants move along the Atlantic coast. Although Ida quickly weakened once it made... Full story »

November 11, 2009, 7:29AM

The gates at the London Avenue Canal were opened around 2 a.m. today after the water level in the canal reached safe levels, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The corps closed the gates Monday at 2:30 p.m. after water inside the canal reached its "operational trigger" of 2.5 feet and rising as Tropical Storm Ida churned in the... Full story »

November 10, 2009, 2:48PM

The Tchefuncte River is subsiding Tuesday afternoon after swelling about four feet around Madisonville earlier due to Tropical Storm Ida. Another foot of water, and Madisonville streets likely would have flooded slightly, Mayor Peter Gitz said. Other low-lying areas in St. Tammany Parish did have minor flooding this morning, and the water that Ida pushed into Lake Pontchartrain continues this afternoon to return... Full story »

November 10, 2009, 2:08PM

Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed and bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's center first touched land on Dauphin Island, Ala., before heading across Mobile Bay toward the Alabama mainland and on to... Full story »

November 10, 2009, 10:19AM

The search for a Plaquemines Parish fisherman whose boat capsized Monday afternoon in the Mississippi River as Tropical Storm Ida neared the Gulf Coast continued Tuesday morning. Leo Ancalade, 70, is presumed dead, authorities said. Two boats from the Sheriff's Office marine division plan to comb the waters throughout the day in hopes of spotting Ancalade's body and retrieving it,... Full story »

November 10, 2009, 8:40AM

Ida has diminished into a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 9 a.m. today. Meteorologists retired all tropical storm warnings. Ida's center made landfall about 7 a.m. just northwest of Bon Secour, Ala. Two hours later, it was about 30 miles east-southeast of Mobile, Ala., and about 25 miles west-northwest of Pensacola, Fla. The tropical depression is headed... Full story »

November 10, 2009, 7:20AM

Officials closed U.S. 11 in both directions between Chef Menteur Highway and Little Irish Bayou near Interstate 10 early Tuesday. Tidal water that rose as Tropical Storm Ida neared the Gulf Coast flooded the roadway. Commuters should use an alternate route until further notice. Meanwhile, high crosswinds on the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway have prompted officials to bar motorcycles, recreational... Full story »

November 10, 2009, 6:16AM

Tropical Storm Ida blew ashore with rain and gusty but weakening winds before dawn Tuesday as weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents rode out the rare late-season storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's center first touched land on Dauphin Island and was headed across Mobile Bay for the Alabama mainland, with top sustained winds slowing to about 45... Full story »

November 10, 2009, 6:03AM

As Tropical Storm Ida churned toward the Gulf of Mexico's northern coast on Monday, people in the New Orleans area went through the usual preparations for turbulent weather, but one aspect was notably absent: panic. Some schools were shut for the day, the London Avenue Canal's gates were closed, buses replaced New Orleans' iconic streetcars, and workers on Grand... Full story »

November 09, 2009, 11:44PM

Squalls ahead of Tropical Storm Ida blew in heavy rain late Monday to parts of the Gulf Coast where residents hunkered down at home and in shelters anticipating high winds and flooding. Ida had slowed as it approached the coast. At midnight, it was about 95 miles south-southwest of Mobile, centered near latitude 29.5 north and longitude 88.8 west,... Full story »

November 09, 2009, 6:29PM

Some Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday while others ventured outside to watch the approach of Tropical Storm Ida, a rare late-season tropical storm that brought the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places. After a quiet Atlantic storm season, many took the year's first threat... Full story »

November 09, 2009, 5:10PM

Tropical Storm Ida is expected to bring winds of 30 to 40 mph to New Orleans Monday evening through early Tuesday, with gusts of 60 mph, according to the Slidell office of the National Weather Service. Lower St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes will be hit with sustained winds of up to 45 mph, and gusts of 70 mph, just... Full story »

November 09, 2009, 4:24PM

Anticipating flooding in Palm Lake and other low-lying areas in Slidell, officials say they're most concerned about tropical force winds which could down trees and damage homes. Wind gusts are expected to reach 70 to 85 mph today about 6 p.m., city spokeswoman Melissa Newman said. "That's why we're asking people to stay home as much as possible and kind of... Full story »

November 09, 2009, 2:46PM

The gates to the London Avenue Canal were ordered closed Monday at 2:30 p.m. after water inside the canal reached its "operational trigger" of 2.5 feet and rising, officials with the Army Corps of Engineers announced. The gates take about 50 minutes to close, meaning they should be shut by about 3:20 p.m. Once the gates are closed, the... Full story »

November 09, 2009, 2:38PM

The Coast Guard rescued two crewmen from an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles south of New Orleans on Monday after the rig was damaged by the approaching winds of Tropical Storm Ida. The workers said their lift boat, which was tied off to the rig, broke loose, damaging the rig. The workers were afraid... Full story »

November 09, 2009, 2:25PM

Most schools will be open Tuesday. CLOSINGS: JEFFERSON PARISH: Grand Isle.school closed Tuesday PLAQUEMINES PARISH South Plaquemines Elementary School, South Plaquemines High School and Boothville-Venice Elementary School will be closed until further notice. OPEN: JEFFERSON PARISH: All schools open except Grand Isle. ORLEANS PARISH All public schools, including charter schools and Recovery District schools, will be open Tuesday. All... Full story »

November 09, 2009, 1:37PM

Tropical Storm Ida has prompted energy companies to evacuate platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. By 11:30 a.m., personnel had abandoned 126 production platforms, or 18.1 percent of the 694 manned platforms in the Gulf, according to the Minerals Management Service, the federal agency that oversees offshore drilling. Eight rigs, or 12.1 percent of the 66 rigs operating... Full story »